Wednesday, August 9, 2017

This year I attended my first CGOA conference and I had a fantastic time. It was a great experience that I highly recommend to anyone thinking about doing it. You meet so many people, learn a variety of techniques and get inspired to create more. And the best place to show your crochet wear is a CGOA conference. It's wonderful because you hear people saying is "That's pretty", "I like that", or "Is that your design?" as you're saying the same thing.

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

We Our farmers market will start up this weekend. So to prepare I have design a set of market totes. This new pattern uses four balls of worsted weight cotton yarn.

The bags are two different size one is 16 inches in diameter and the other is 13 inches in diameter.

This pattern will use up all four balls so be sure to check your gauge. It is also a great design for using scrap yarn from leftover projects. You can find the pattern here.Also this year we started our first garden...

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Sometimes it is nice to splurge on a fabulous luxury yarn like Madelinetosh. And supposing you can only afford to buy one, this is a perfect pattern. Using one skein of Tosh Dk, you can create this super soft lacy cowl. Click the link to buy it from my shop. It is also available on ravelry.

Friday, March 24, 2017

Today is Orla's first day of spring break, 2017. We got in the car....

and off we went to the Kintting Room in Fond du Lac. It is an easy 35 minutes from our house. It is a wonderful shop. It is very inviting with tables to sit and try out yarns and browse patterns. They have a vast variety of yarns from Madelinetosh, Malabrigo, Blue Skies, to Tahki Cotton Classic, Plymouth Encore, Universal Yarns, Berocco and so many more.

They even have a rainbow selection of Perle #8 cotton of which I bought 3 and some other yarn for a design idea.....

So if you are driving through on HWY 41, you will have to stop for some stitching at the Knitting Room on Main St. Also, if you are weaver, spinner or a fan of Brown Sheep yarns, the Woolgathers across the street will be your second stop.

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

As Winter is technically over and Spring has sprung, I am working on this

Houndstooth Cowl, by Moon Eldridge Interweave Crochet Winter 2016

Our Spring is filled with chilly days making this coat a perfect, stylish must have.

To make this coat I did have to buy new yarn though I would have loved to spend the money on the yarn used in the pattern, my frugal mind won over choosing a yarn with a biggest bang for buck. I am using LionBrand Pound of Love in grey and navy. Last night I finished the back...

This pattern is made in 8 pieces then stitched together. One piece done, seven more to go... starting the pocket linings today....

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Are the type of person that gets it all done at once or do you set it in a pile with other items waiting for finishing?

So you are crocheting along and you come to the end of the project, all that is left… weaving in the ends, adding handles, buttons and blocking. Do you stick with it and finish it or do you move onto the next project leaving ends undone? That is the question I am asking myself today. It varies sometimes I work on a project from beginning to completely finish it. Much like this pullover that I made with leftover yarn from another project.

You can find this pattern, Rose Shell by Lorna Miser in the Spring 2016 issue of Love of Crochet. I made it with Bernat Baby, sport wt. yarn.

Then sometimes a project is added to a growing pile of things waiting for finishing. I made this purse, all the ends are woven in, still waiting for handles to be sewn on.

This pattern is Memphis Bag by Kristin Omdahl from her book, The Finer Edge. I used Sinfonia (sport wt. cotton) and Wool-free Lace from Premier Yarns.

So in an effort to work on my finishing progress, I will sit down and sew them on. Enjoy!

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

As it is still winter for a number of days we can expect snow. The things I love about snow are that it looks pretty, it brightens a cloudy day, and it has to be warm enough to snow meaning it is not frigid cold. (I loathe frigid, negative windchill temps!)

For this wip Wednesday, I am working on the second sleeve of the Easy Mesh Pullover (free pattern) from Lion Brand...

All you need is one skein of Pound of Love, the body is worked in one piece then add the sleeve and sew into sweater, easy peasy.

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Something I really focused on last year was trying to bust my stash. And continues to be a and one of my goals this year. So far I have finished a couple of things and this is my latest stash buster…

Using one skein of Noro Sekku. This beautiful but discontinued yarn is a lace wt, blend of cotton, wool, nylon and silk. Using an H hook I am working up, The Starry Night Shawl by Sheryl Thies. This pattern is made with a fingering wt, and an I hook. It is an experiment, we will see how it turns out..